09/24/2025
My son's soccer team had their first loss since their last fall season last night. If you have the pleasure of knowing Jeremiah, you know that he feels his feelings really big - so he was taking this loss really hard.
Here's some things we told him about losing (after we let him feel his feelings, because those are important too!):
1) Losing is how we learn and get better at doing things. If we're the best team, the smartest in every room we're in, or the best at what we do all the time we never grow. We'll take this loss as a learning experience and grow from it.
2) It's ok to be frustrated, disappointed, angry or any other assortment of emotions when you lose, but it is NOT okay to treat other people poorly when you feel those emotions. You have to be a good teammate and sportsman, even when things aren't going your way.
3) We win as a team and we lose as a team. One person isn't to blame for a team's loss. That goal that we missed that would have tied the game? Frustrating, yes. But that one play is just one play in the game, and all of the other plays in the game are just as important as well.
I think there's a lesson for us all in losing. And hopefully, we take those lessons and grow from them.
What are some other lessons you've learned from losing? Tell me in the comments!
PS Go Spartans! ⚽
